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Face to Face with Mona Hajj
At just 17-years-old, Mona Hajj came to the United States and pursued a career in interior design. After graduating from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 1987 and working for an architectural firm for a few years, she was encouraged by a friend to open her own design company in 1991, establishing Mona Hajj [...]
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Face to Face with Architect Mark McInturff
Mark McInturff has walked across Spain on the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage route and almost all of France over the last 30 years, gaining architectural inspiration all along the way.
“I have always loved to walk,” says McInturff, principal of McInturff Architects, an eight-person firm in Bethesda, Maryland, “I love destinations, and I love the European [...]
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Face To Face With Walter Schamu, FAIA
Walter G. Schamu, FAIA is the president and founder of SMG (Schamu Machowski Greco) Architects and is respected throughout the region for his expertise in historic architecture. The firm works with residential, commercial, educational, religious, hospitality, club, and senior living clients with a focus on historic preservation.
Walter is the founder of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation [...]
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Face To Face With Clark Turner
Four words that most accurately describe visionary builder/developer Clark Turner are driven, energetic, and forward thinking.
For nearly 30 years, Turner has been quietly creating a body of work that includes The Residences at Bulle Rock, The Shores at Water’s Edge, Barrington, Ridgely Forest, Charlestown Crossing, Grand Oaks, Greens at Scott’s Fancy, and Newport Landing, just [...]
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Face To Face With Architect Catherine Purple Cherry
Catherine “Cathy” Purple Cherry of Purple Cherry Architects in Annapolis, Maryland works 65 hours a week, raises her 10, 13, and 18-year-old children, and has been married for 29 years to Michael Cherry.
She has many talents including designing special buildings for individuals with special needs.Through her lifelong observations of her brother with Down syndrome and [...]
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Face To Face Rita St. Clair, F.A.S.I.D.
A conversation with Interior Design doyenne Rita St. Clair
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Face to Face with Architect Gregory Wiedemann
A conversation with architect Gregory Wiedemann, AIA, Principal of Wiedemann Architects.
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Face to Face with Wolfgang Oehme
Born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930, landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme came to America on January 20, 1957, a memory kept alive by the original stamp in his passport. From the start of his independent landscape architecture career in the U.S. he was very successful, having been published in many local publications as he developed his signature natural style. Later, as founding principal of Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc. (OVS) along with business partner James van Sweden, Oehme revolutionize
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Face To Face With Scott Waldhauser
Scott Waldhauser of Kenwood Kitchens Since 1974 the Waldhauser family has built Kenwood Kitchens into one of the most recognized companies in the industry. Founded by Bob Waldhauser, Kenwood Kitchens’ day-to-day operations are now in the hands of his three sons, Scott, David, and Steve Waldhauser. Scott oversees the sales component of operations while David manages the business practices and Steve handles the production crews. This well-organized team has found the recipe for a successful
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Face To Face With Kirk Designs’ Dan Proctor
Having just turned 50, Dan Proctor, principal and owner of Kirk Designs in Baltimore, has always been a strong and committed advocate for urban living. From a struggling entrepreneur who sent out a Christmas card solicitation over 15 years ago that said “I would love to decorate your house for Christmas” to being one of the most sought-after interior designers in Baltimore, Proctor has made his mark on the interior design industry. Since 1992, Kirk Designs has been a full-service interior design
